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The Telegraph is an American daily newspaper published seven days a week in Alton, Illinois, serving the St. Louis Metro-East region. It was owned by Civitas Media, based in Davidson, North Carolina, a subsidiary of Philadelphia-based Versa Capital Management, which owned about 100 daily and weekly newspapers across 12 states but sold The Telegraph to Hearst Corp. in 2017.
Alton has one daily newspaper, The Telegraph, formerly the Alton Evening Telegraph. The Telegraph provides coverage of local news, as well as sports and relevant national news. Locally owned Big Z Media operates Radio Station WBGZ 1570AM and 107.1FM and Music Radio Station 94.3FM.
On Wednesday, February 6, the Alton Evening Telegraph reported that "at least one arrest of the Invincible thieves was made last Monday and the leader of the gang... has been in jail since that time." The prisoner was one Nicholas Gregory, saloon keeper and former postmaster of Oldenburg.
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Several unfortunate tragedies beset Harney's later years. All three of his remaining children died between 1906 and 1907 (Howard, Estelle Harney Hauskins, and Paul,) along with his wife, who died in 1910. According to the Alton Evening Telegraph, November 27, 1915, Harney died poverty stricken of tuberculosis on November 27, 1915, at the age of 66.
Thomas Dimmock (1830-1909) was an American journalist, editorial writer, book reviewer, critic and lecturer. [1] He was responsible for restoring the Alton, Illinois, grave of free-press martyr Elijah Parish Lovejoy, who was shot and killed by a pro-slavery mob in 1837.
The Alton Evening Telegraph praised the film as a "subtle tense superb dramatic masterpiece, portrayed by the Essanay eastern players, a photoplay for long remembrance". [10] The Evansville Courier and Press said it was an "interesting drama founded upon an entirely new theme and one that introduces many realistic and startling effects". [11]
After his playing career, Plarski became a sportswriter and the longtime sports editor of the Alton Evening Telegraph in Alton, Illinois and was a fast-pitch softball umpire. [2] He died at age 52 in St. Louis, Missouri.